Borro, Girolamo, Del flusso e reflusso del mare, 1561
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              <s>TAL. </s>
              <s>Io ne ho vdito fauellare qualche volta, ma perche. </s>
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              <s>NOZ. </s>
              <s>Per che à voi, per vostra corteſia, hoggi mentre du
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              ra il reſto di queſto caldo, tocca il dirmene la cagione, & in
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              modo; che io la poſſa ſcriuere al Signor Marcheſe Illuſtrißimo,
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              ilquale à queſti giorni tornando da Firenze, diſſe, hauerne ſen­
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              tito ragionare allo Eccellentißimo Signor Duca noſtro, & ha­
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              uere dalla propria bocca di S. Eccel. Illustr. ritratto, che volen
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              tieri egli ne vedrebbe qualche coſa; di cui egli ſi appagaßi, co­
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              me io credo, che ſi appagherà di quello, che voi direte, & io fe­
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              delmente ſcriuerò. </s>
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              <s>TAL. </s>
              <s>Come volete voi (M. Giuſeppe) che io vi dica hoggi
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              all'improuiſo coſa degna d'eſſer veduta, & letta da cotesti due
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              noſtri Signori? </s>
              <s>in ogni vno de quali, è il giuditio tanto perfetto
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              che conoſce (come ſi ſuol dire nel mio paeſe) infino il pelo nello
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              vouo? </s>
              <s>Biſognerebbe, chi voleſſe dirui coſa, laquale voi poteſte
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              ſcriuere in modo, che ammendui ne haueßimo honore, eſſere pri
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              ma infra i Filoſofi tanto grandi, quanto grandi ſono eßi infra
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              Prencipi di ſtato & di giuditio, in tal caſo, à noi ſi conuerreb­
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              bono, i primi luoghi, ne questo basterebbe, ma biſognerebbe ri­
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              uolgere tutti questi libri, & maturamente conſiderare quello,
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              che d'intorno alla generatione delle fontane è stato ſcritto, &
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              à pena anche, che con tutta questa noſtra diligenza noi poteſ­
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              ſimo appreſſarci, à quel ſegno, nel mezzo del quale biſognereb­
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              be corre, à punto, per dire coſa degna di ſi purgate Orecchie. </s>
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              <s>NOZ. </s>
              <s>Voi dite il vero, lodando la grandezza, & il giudi­
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              tio loro, & in questo ſolo errate, che voi cio non fate à bastan­
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              za. </s>
              <s>Ma come ammendue questi Signori Eccellentißimi ſono ri­
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              pieni d'ottimo giuditio, & di merauiglioſa grandezza in tutte
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              le coſe, coſi hanno anche infinita diſcritione, & conſiderando al
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              baſſo grado del nostro piciol'ſapere, & alla corteſia del tempo,
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              che noi habbiamo, et particularmente voi che ſiate occupatiſsi
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              mo, & nelle publiche lettioni, & nel render la ſanita, à questi
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              nostri malati Piſani, & in molte altre vostre domestiche cu­
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              re, & nel metterui, à ordine per caualcare, come voi dianzi di­
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              ceste, ſi appagheranno corteſemente di quel poco, che noi po-</s>
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